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THE Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) yesterday vowed to press charges should illegal searches and seizures sans valid court warrants continue in war-torn Mindanao. The group issued the statement as it noted and documented the alleged abuses being committed…

SAYING the terrorists nowadays have become more sophisticated and innovative, officials of the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia have agreed to adopt comprehensive, flexible, more cohesive, and coordinated moves to combat terrorism and criminal activities. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Malaysian…

INSIDE the “Heroes’ Ward” at a hospital in the Philippine capital, wounded soldiers read the Bible and recount horror stories of an unprecedented urban war against fighters linked to the Islamic State group. A month of combat in the southern…

“GAGANDA ulit ang Marawi,” President Rodrigo Duerte said even as he pushed for the hastening of the peace talks with the Muslim bandit groups to prevent civil war in Mindanao. “Tutulungan ko kayo. Huwag kayong mag-alala. Tutulungan ko kayo hanggang…

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte was set to talk over the phone to Indonesian President Joko Widodo yesterday to thresh out the reported presence of Indonesian Islamic fighters in Mindanao. “He will ask questions and I have so many questions for him.…

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte showed his soft spot for soldiers as he took nine wounded soldiers with him aboard the presidential plane on the way to Manila after his visit to troops at Camp Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro City Tuesday…

Dialog with cargo handlers pressedUSTOMS chief Nicanor Faeldon said he will continue to conduct consultations with various stakeholders before implementing a widely-criticized draft order that seeks to establish temporary storages for overstaying and abandoned cargoes at Port of Manila and…

THE Senate probe into the Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI) glitch and Banco de Oro (BDO) skimming issue aims to answer questions about what happened recently in the two banking institutions. Senator Francis Escudero said the hearing today also seeks…

A NUMBER of senators condemned the recent decision of Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II to downgrade the murder charges against the principal suspects in the killing of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., paving the release from jail of ranking…

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday reported that the death toll from the continuous firefight between government forces and ISIS-inspired Maute Group has climbed to 349 including 258 terrorists, 65 government forces and 65 civilians. AFP spokesman Brig.…

DESPITE the personal appeal of former First Lady and Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos to release the six provincial employees now under detention at the House of Representatives, the lower chamber’s committee on good government refused to set them free…

THE Philippine National Police-Aviation Security Group (Avsegroup) yesterday placed all airports on red alert following reports that members of the extremist Maute Group and Bangsa Moro Islamic Freedom Fighters will stage terror attacks on vital installations and urban centers across…

A BOMB expert of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)- inspired Maute Group who was arrested recently was charged with rebellion before the Cagayan de Oro City Prosecutor’s Office, Supt. Lemuel Gonda, spokesman of the Northern Mindanao Regional…

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte “has accepted” the need of government troops for US assistance in flushing out terrorists from Marawi City. “He (Duterte) has accepted the situation at this stage,” Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella told Palace reporters yesterday when asked if…